Hats off to VJTorley for vindicating claims I’ve made about neutral theory (non-Darwinian evolution) for almost the last eight years at UD. He found this by PZ Myers: M]aybe we should be honest from the very beginning about the complexity of modern evolutionary theory and how it has grown to be very different from what Darwin knew. First thing you have to know: the revolution is over. Neutral and nearly neutral theory won. Fixation The Neutral Theory’s Achilles Heel Oh you mean PZ you all weren’t honest from the very beginning. 🙂 Just kidding! I would argue a slightly different Achilles heel, not the rate of “fixation” (awful term as it suggests improvement when in fact it could just as … Continue reading Fixation rate, what about breaking rate?